RAO BULLETIN 1 October 2014

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RAO
BULLETIN
1 October 2014


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THIS BULLETIN CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES

Pg Article Subject
* DOD * .

04 == DoD/VA Seamless Transition [25] --------------- (Effort Progressing)
04 == Service Academies ------------------------------- (Nomination Process)
06 == POW/MIA [37] --------------------- (Maj. Bobby Jones 42 Year MIA)
08 == POW/MIA Recoveries --------------------------- (140916 thru 140930)

* VA * .

10 == VA Appointments [11] -------- (New Scheduling System in 6-Years)
10 == How to File a VA Claim [02] ------------ (New Process | New forms)
11 == VA Whistleblowers [08] - (OIG Investigation White Wash Alleged)
12 == VA Whistleblowers [09] ------------ (Retaliation Complaints Double)
14 == VA Physician Salaries -- ($20K to $30K Annual Increases Coming)
16 == VA Loans ---------------------------------- (Six Easy Step to a VA Loan)
17 == VA Fraud, Waste, and Abuse -------------------- (140916 thru 140930)
18 == VAMC Minneapolis [01] -------------------------- (Town Hall Meeting)
19 == VAMC West Los Angeles [11] -- (Land Use Under-Billing Revealed)
20 == VAMC Memphis TN [01] --------------- (Town Hall Meeting 18 SEP)
20 == VAMC Nashville TN --------------------- (Town Hall Meeting 22 SEP)
22 == VAMC Syracuse NY --------------------- (Town Hall Meeting 18 SEP)
23 == VAMC Muskogee OK ----------------------------- (A Pattern of Denial)
24 == VARO Philadelphia PA ------- (HVAC Investigative Hearing 3 OCT)
25 == GI Bill [182] ------------- (Corinthian Colleges CFPB $500M Lawsuit)
25 == GI Bill [183] -------------- (Incentive to Lower Vet State Tuition Rates)
26 == PTSD [175] ----- (Up to 80,000 Vets eligible for Discharge Upgrades)

* VETS * .

28 == Vet Charity Watch [48] ------------------------------- (Suits for Soldiers)
30 == Vet Charity Watch [49] ------------------ (Indiana Phony Vet Charities)
30 == Operation Grow4Vets -------------------- (Denver Cannabis Giveaway)
31 == Operation Grow4Vets [01] -- (Colorado Springs Cannabis Giveaway)
32 == Vet Cremains [24] ---- (5 Receive a Long-Overdue Official Farewell)
34 == Vet Toxic Exposure~Lejeune [47] --------- (Financial Relief Coming)
35 == Vet Toxic Exposure~Lejeune [48 ] ------------- (VA Final Regulation)
35 == Vet Smoking ----------------------- (Battling Tobacco Use in the Home)
36 == NORC –------------------- (A Means to Age Gracefully in Your Home)
37 == Illinois Veterans Homes [06] -- (New Chicago Home Breaks Ground)
38 == Retiree Appreciation Days --------------------------- (As of 28 Sep 2014)
39 == Vet Hiring Fairs –------------------------------------- (1 thru 31 Oct 2015)
40 == WWII Vets 71 ------------------------------------------------- (Martin~Jim)
42 == Afghanistan Vets 01 ------------------------------------- (Kong~Jonathan)
43 == America's Most Beloved Vets ------------------------ (World War II (2))
44 == State Veteran's Benefits & Discounts --------------- (Connecticut 2014)

* VET LEGISLATION * .

44 == VA Hospital Construction --------------- (House Passes Oversight Bill)
45 == TRICARE Birth Control [01] ------ (Legislation Introduced in House)
46 == VA Alternative Energy ------- (Bill to Cease Expenditures Introduced)
46 == Vet Bills Submitted to 113th Congress ------------ (As of 28 SEP 2014)

* MILITARY * .

48 == Military Pay & Benefits [02] ------- (Blue Star Families’ 2014 Survey)
50 == Military Divorce & Separation [03] ------------ (Pay & Benefits Issues)
52 == Other than Honorable Discharge [01] --- (600k between 2000 & 2013)
54 == Army AKO [01] --------------------------------- (Beware Phony Website)
54 == Military 2015 Pay Raise [01] ----------------------------- (Last 30 Years)
55 == Medal of Honor Citations ---------------------- (Thompson, Max WWII)

* MILITARY HISTORY * .

57 == Aviation Art ---------------------------------------- (A Bandit Goes Down)
58 == Military History ----------- (Only U.S. Woman POW in WWII Europe)
58 == D-Day ------------------------------------------- (Andrew Jackson Higgins)
61 == WWII Postwar Events ----------------------- (Hitler’s Retreat May 1945)
62 == Spanish American War Image 55 ------------- (Battle of Las Guasimas)
62 == WWI in Photos 112 ------------------------------ (Battlefield at Midnight)
63 == Faces of WAR (WWII) ----- (Returning B-17 Bomber Crewmen 1942)
63 == USS Nevada (BB-36) ---------------------------------- (100th anniversary)
65 == Military Kits -- (1645 Battle of Naseby | New Model Army Musketeer)
66 == Military History Anniversaries --------------------------- (01 thru 31 Oct)


* HEALTH CARE * .

66 == PTSD Update [176] --- (Funds Sought for Naprapathy Therapy Study)
68 == TRICARE Young Adult Program [09] ----- (2015 Monthly Premiums)
69 == TRICARE Pediatric Care ---- (Meeting the Needs with Some Caveats)
70 == Women Healthy Aging ------------------------- (Action Kit Availability)
70 == Traumatic Brain Injury [41] ------------------- (Concussion Coach App)
71 == TRICARE Flu Shots [03] - Flu and Cold Season Near | Get your shot)

* FINANCES * .

72 == Student Loan [02] ---------------- (Aging Americans Burdened by Debt)
73 == VA Disability Compensation [10] ----------------------------------- (Q&A)
76 == Money Flipping Scam --------------------------------------- (How It works)
77 == Click Bait Scam ---------------------------------------------- (How It works)
78 == Tax Burden for North Carolina Retirees ---------------- (As of Sep 2014)
79 == Tax Fraud ----------------------- (IRS Still Struggles With Identify Theft)
82 == Thrift Savings Plan 2014 ------------ (Share Prices + YTD Gain or Loss)

* GENERAL INTEREST * .

83 == Notes of Interest ------------------------------------- (16 thru 30 Sep 2014)
84 == Vet Toxic Exposure~Lejeune [47] ---------- (Financial Relief Coming)
85 == Presidential Salute ------------ (Obama’s Latte Salute | Cut Some Slack)
86 == Unconditional Surrender Statue [01] ------ (On 1-Year Loan to France)
87 == Lighthouses ------------------------------ (Coast Guard Selling Them Off)
87 == Obesity ----------- (Mission Readiness Retreat Is Not an Option Report)
89 == Guantanamo Bay Navy Base ------ (Extension of the U.S.? | Yes & No)
92 == Photos That Say It All -------------------------------------- No Swimming)
92 == Normandy Then & Now ----- (Utah Beach at Les Dunes de Varreville)
93 == WWII Ads ------------------------------------------------------------- (Buick)
93 == Baby Powder ------------------------------------------ (Ways You Can Use)
94 == Have You Heard? ----------------------------------- (Grandpa’s IRS Audit)
95 == They Grew Up to Be ----------------- (Addams Family - Christina Ricci)
96 == Interesting Ideas --------------- (Cellphone/Computer Alternate Charger)

*ATTACHMENTS* .

Attachment – RAO Bulletin 01 OCT 2014
Attachment - Veteran Legislation as of 28 Sep 2014
Attachment – Connecticut Vet State Benefits & Discounts Sep 2014
Attachment - Military History Anniversaries 1 thru 31 Oct
Attachment - Retiree Activity\Appreciation Days (RAD) Schedule as of Sept. 28, 2014
Attachment – VA Camp Lejeune Final Regulations Fact Sheet

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